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National parks face major test with more visitors this summer
NBC News·2025-07-07 01:00

Our national parks have never been more popular. It's just been beautiful and we've loved every minute of it. With a record-breaking 331 million visits across hundreds of sites last year alone.But this year, tourists could be heading into uncharted territory, citing internal data from the Interior Department. A watchdog group says a National Park Service has lost 24% of its permanent staff since January. I think if I were to describe the Smokies in a word or a phrase, um, it would be a roller coaster.Jackie ...